死しにそう

na-adjective

at the point of death; almost dead; about to die

Describes a state where someone or something is very close to dying. Often used hyperbolically for extreme conditions.

• 事じ故こで彼かれは死しにそうな状じょう態たいだった。

  He was in a state close to death after the accident.

• この花はなは水みずがなくて死しにそうだ。

  This flower is almost dead from lack of water.

na-adjective

at the limit (of pain, hunger, etc.); dying of

Used figuratively to express an extreme degree of a negative physical or emotional state, such as hunger, pain, or exhaustion.

• お腹なかが空すいて死しにそうだ。

  I'm so hungry I could die.

• 痛いたくて死しにそうだった。

  It hurt so much I thought I was going to die.